America's Best Cities for Ice Cream

No. 20 Chicago

The Windy City clearly makes an impression as a good eating and drinking destination: it ranked near the top of the survey for ethnic cuisine, burgers, and pizza. It also squeaked into the top 20 for offering frozen treats. At Wicker Park’s Black Dog Gelato, you can sample foodie flavors like goat-cheese cashew caramel and sesame fig chocolate chip, or an ice cream bar that tips its hat to the city’s lively bar scene: the Whiskey Bar is a booze-soaked gelato on a stick, dipped in chocolate then rolled in salty, crumbled bacon.